Mission Acomplished!

The teams arrived early at the  Manzatinango church to help decorate the sanctuary with the crafts and projects completed by the children earlier in the week.  The service started with singing lead by one of our newly trained health and hygiene teachers. The children educated the congregation by acting out the filtration system and the process of cleaning water.  Pastor Roberto expanded on that message encouraging the members to not only use clean water but to be responsible for other aspects of God's world.  Eric passed out bible book marks made by the children of the Presbyterian Church of Barrington.  The system was blessed and officially turned over to the congregation with a toast of pure water from the new system.  A joyful moment.

First pure water!

Pastor Fredy took the team to the black volcanic sand beach for a lunch of fresh seafood and field fresh watermelon. It was a nice event to celebrate the successful installation of two systems.

Fred, Linda and David went along with in-country partners to El Rosario. We talked with our partners and removed the system for use at a new location. The team left our partners on  good terms with the hope they  will reapply when their circumstances change.

The remaining team members were babysat on the beach by Pastor Fredy's mother.   She had her hands full watching the exhausted team rest in hammocks.

Dave described the ride back to our home base as a cross between a road rally race and slalom skiing.  We enjoyed our last dinner with Marco and Ninnett.  The meal concluded with another fabulous desert, pineapple tart.